It seems like a very long time since U.S. wheat, particularly hard red winter (HRW), was competitive in world markets, and there are many reasons why. However, that may be starting to change.It seems like a very long time since U.S. wheat, particularly hard red winter (HRW), was competitive in world markets. There are many reasons why, including:
Four consecutive record world wheat crops, including among the world’s major wheat-exporting countries:
Record Australian crop in 2016 Second-largest Canadian wheat crop in 2016, and only a few years removed from its biggest ever Record EU production three years ago Record U.S. winter wheat yields in 2016 Record Black sea production and likely new record Russian production this year Ar...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
